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WhatisNutrition?
3rdGrade
STANDARDS
CommonCoreStandards:
CCSS.ELALiteracy.W.3.2.DProvideaconcludingstatementofsection.
CCSS.ELALiteracy.W.3.2.BDevelopthetopicswithfacts,definitions,anddetails.
LESSONSUMMARY/OVERVIEW
Studentswilllearnwhatpropernutritionis,andwhyitisimportanttosucceedinschool.Thestudentswillalsolearn
aboutthefoodpyramid,andthengetthechancetocreatetheirownfoodpyramid.Studentswillcreatetheirfood
pyramidbasedoffofthecontenttaughtthatday.Thisactivityisagreatwaytoincorporatesustainability,andthe
topicofhungerintothethirdgradeclassroom.Withafewadjustmentsthislessoncanalsobetaughtinothergrades.
OBJECTIVES
Studentswillbeabletoexplainwhatgoodnutritionis.
Studentswillbeabletoexplainthefoodpyramid,andwhyitisimportant.
Studentswillbeabletocreatetheirownvalidfoodpyramidbasedoffoftheknowledgetheylearned.
ASSESSMENT/EVALUATION
Studentsessayswillbegradedbasedoffofa5pointrubric.
Studentswillberequiredtoreceivea3outof5topasstheassessment.
PREREQUISITEKNOWLEDGE
Studentswillneedtoknowwhathealthymeans.
Studentswillneedtoknowwhatunhealthymeans.
MATERIALS
Foodpyramidtemplate
Pencil
Coloredpencils
VideoKidsRespondtoHungerinschools
VOCABULARY/KEYWORDS
NutritionNutrition, nourishment, or aliment, is the supply of materials - food - required by organisms and
cells to stay alive
Food Pyramid- a pyramid-shaped diagram representing the optimal number of servings to be eaten each day from
each of the basic food groups.
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TEACHINGPROCEDURES
Theteacherwillstatethestandardsandlessonobjectives.
Theteacherwillaskthestudentswhattheyalreadyknowaboutnutritiontoassesstheirpriorknowledge.
Theteacherwillshowavideoabouthungerinschoolstoengagetheminthelesson.
Theteacherwilldefinenutrition,andthenintroducethefoodpyramid.
Theteacherwillexplaintothestudentshowfuturesthinkingisincorporatedintothislesson.
Theteacherwillthengooverthefoodpyramid,andgivethestudentsdifferentfactsaboutit.
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Ifthestudentshaveanyquestionstheycanaskatthistime.
Theteacherwillthendirectthestudentstothefoodpyramidtemplate.
Thestudentswilllistenastheteachergivesthemdirectionsonfillingouttheirownfoodpyramid.
Thestudentswillfilloutthefoodpyramid,andraisetheirhandtoaskaquestionatanytime.
Thestudentswillkeepfuturesthinkingintheirmindthroughoutthislesson.
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